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guide Definition

guide (gīd)

transitive verb guid′ed, guid′·ing

  1. to point out the way for; direct on a course; conduct; lead
  2. to direct the course or motion of (a vehicle, implement, etc.) by physical action
  3. to give instruction to; train
  4. to direct (the policies, actions, etc.) of; manage; regulate

Etymology: ME giden < OFr guider < guide < It guida < Goth *wida, leader, guide < *witan, to observe, akin to OE witan, to see: see wise

intransitive verb

to act as a guide

noun

a person or thing that guides; specif.,

  1. a person whose work is conducting strangers or tourists through a region, building, etc.
  2. a person who directs, or serves as the model for, another's conduct, career, etc.
  3. a part that controls the motion of other parts of a machine
  4. a guidebook
  5. a book giving instruction in the elements of some subject; handbook a guide to mathematics
  6. Mil. a soldier at the right front of a column, who regulates its pace and alignment and indicates its route

guide Related Forms
guid′·able adjective
guide Synonyms

guide

n.

  1. One who guides others

    pilot, captain, pathfinder, scout, escort, cicerone, convoy, courier, director, exhibitor, vanguard, discoverer, explorer, lead, modernist, guru, conductor, usher, docent, pioneer, leader, superintendent, chaperone.

  2. A model

    pattern, design, example; see model 2.

guide Synonyms

guide

v.

  1. Direct

    supervise, oversee, control; see manage 1.

  2. To lead

    conduct, escort, show the way; see lead 1.

guide Usage Examples

Object

  • tour: Here, he takes us on a guided tour of the Universe.
  • walk: There is a free guided historical walk on Friday 18th August, 1pm to 4pm, starting at Bootle Library.
  • missile: It was the first guided missile, with a primitive but effective control system.

Converse of object

  • illustrate: Contents include an illustrated three season episode guide, together with an introduction to the themes of the series.
  • publish: A published guide to family history in Gloucestershire is available on request from Gloucestershire Archives: see " Publications by Gloucestershire Archives " .
  • produce: English Heritage also produces a free guide for visitors with disabilities.

Adjective modifier

  • comprehensive: Farmers Markets 2006 ( leaflet ) A comprehensive guide to Made in Cumbria's Farmers Markets.
  • definitive: This page is the aiming to be the definitive guide for anyone who is a home owner.
  • rough: The following table is a rough guide to the way in which the activities could be used.
  • practical: In part two of the book, Brian provides a practical guide to establishing a modern pagan lifestyle.
  • quick: To help you find your way around, Aspects brings you this quick guide to the changes.
  • brief: The brief guide below sets out where your stop valve will usually be found.

Modifies a noun

  • dog: Water can be provided for guide dogs in the front of house Bar.

Noun used with modifier

  • step-by-step: How To Start & Run An Internet Business Easy step-by-step guide shows how to put your business on the internet!
  • travel: Czech travel guide, Prague Czech and Prague travel guide.
  • tour: I've also included a couple of tour guides.
  • tourist: The alternative to an organized coach tour is to see the delights of London and England with a qualified tourist board driver guide.
  • reference: It includes a glossary of terms, outreach ( curriculum in UK, useful web resources ) and quick reference guide.

Possessives

  • insider: It is the definitive insider's guide to traditional and creative real estate financing, eliminating the need for additional books on these subjects.
  • idiot: A second useful resource is " The complete idiot's guide to Knowledge Management " by Rumizen.
guide Quotes

Everyman, I will go with thee, and be thy guide. In thy most need to go by thy side.

—Anonymous

Understandest thou what thou readest? And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me?

—Bible (NewTestament)

One day he missed his loving bride. She had, the guide informed him later, Been eaten byan alligator. ProfessorTwist could not but smile. 'You mean,' he said,'a crocodile.'

—Nash, (Frederic) Ogden

   It is not, therefore, reason, which is the guide of life, but custom.

—Humboldt, Alexander, Baron von

  I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye. Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.

—Bible (Old Testament)

He that is down needs fear no fall, He that is low no pride. He that is humble ever shall Have God to be his guide.

—Bunyan,John

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

—Auden,W(ystan) H(ugh)

None need a guide, by sure attraction led, And strong impulsive gravity of head.

—Pope, Alexander

And I will place within them as a guide My umpire conscience, whom if they will hear Light after light well used they shall attain, And to the end persisting, safe arrive.

—Milton,John

But to us, probability is the very guide of life.

—Butler,Joseph

I am a free man, I do not need to copy Petrarch or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry themselves about style and so cease to be themselves. Without a master, without a model, without a guide, without artifice,Igotowork and earnmy living, my well- being, and my fame.What do Ineedmore? Witha goose quill and a few sheets of paper I mock the universe.

—Aretino, Pietro

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